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Lady Rabbits struggled last week in closing the first round of district play
The Bowie Lady Rabbits had a tough final week of district play last week with close losses to Vernon and Henrietta.
The Lady Rabbits lost 48-40 against the Lady Lions and 53-44 against the Lady Cats.
Bowie came into last week 2-2, but most recently suffered two losses against Holliday and City View. The Lady Rabbits were hoping they could get back on track after winning the first two games of district.
Bowie started the game against Vernon on a great note, going up 17-11 and finishing the quarter by executing smart offense against the Lady Lions press. Vernon upped the pressure in the second quarter and the Lady Rabbits only scored at the end of the quarter to take the narrow lead 24-22 into halftime.
The third quarter saw the Lady Lions start off hot to grab the lead and play hustle defense against a Bowie team that struggled to execute when it broke Vernon’s full-court press. Turnovers or bad passes made open opportunities slip through the cracks over and over as the Lady Rabbits scored only four points in the quarter.
The Lady Lions led 39-28 heading into the final period.
Bowie’s offense picked up and cut the lead to as low as five points early in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, the Lady Rabbits could not get any closer as Vernon closed out the game well with good ball control and defense.
Bowie lost 48-40.
The Lady Rabbits tried to bounce back on Friday after missing a day of practice due to the snow as they traveled to Henrietta.
The game started well as both teams were firing on all cylinders offensively as the score was tied at 16-16 after the first quarter.
Unfortunately, Bowie’s offense struggled in the second and third quarters.
The Lady Rabbits were held to three points in the second period and trailed 34-19 at halftime since the Lady Cats offense did not slow down.
The third quarter saw Henrietta grow its lead, outscoring Bowie 13-8 as it led 47-27.
The Lady Rabbits battled back in the fourth quarter. The team made three 3-pointers and scored a team high 17 points in the quarter.
Unfortunately, despite the defense holding the Lady Cats to only six points, it was not enough to make up the 20 point hole.
Henrietta won 53-44.
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Bowie, playing on a short rest, held with host Jacksboro for most of the volleyball match Oct. 1, but the Tigerettes pulled away late and defeated the Lady Rabbits 3-1 (26-24, 12-25, 25-14, 22-25).
The match was scheduled for Oct. 2 but was moved. Both teams are now 2-2 in District 6-3A.
Jacksboro got out to a quick lead in game one before Olivia Stewart’s kill and a three-point Olivia Richey serving run put the visitors up 8-7. Junior Abby Reneau broke things open with a six-point string to give Bowie a 15-8 cushion and force Jacksboro into a timeout.
The Tigerettes came back and took an 18-16 lead. KP Rutherford’s kill broke the serve and allowed Molly Enlow to tie the game at 18.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Gold-Burg Football Coach Austin Norman called his Bears’ 35-32 loss to host Perrin a “barn burner”.
It most definitely was as Gold-Burg, now 1-5 for the year gave the 5-1 Pirates everything they wanted for four quarters. Gold-Burg scored on the last play of the first half on a Peyton Epperson run with the two point conversion cutting the deficit to 20-16.
The Bears were their own worst enemy to open the third quarter with face mask and offside penalties moving the Pirates downfield setting up a first-and-goal at the Bear three. Defense by Epperson, Keelyn Case and Barrett Allen and a pair of Perrin penalties helped stop the drive and force a turnover on downs.
Gold-Burg was slapped with an intentional grounding penalty on the first play, giving Perrin a safety and extending the Pirate lead to 22-16. Defense by Epperson and JoJuan Grace after a first down run closed out the third quarter.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Nocona and Prairie Valley cross country teams took part in the Prairie Valley Invitational Sept. 20 while Bowie varsity runners competed in the Lubbock Invitational.
Lubbock
Leading the Rabbits was Kellen Rater who finished 10th among 162 runners with a time of 17:24.50. Finishing behind Rater was Shawn Willett with a time of 19:33.20. Hayden Sutton ran a 20:27.10 followed by Taven Melton in 20:39.20, Coleman Holloway in 20:53.80 and Jaxon Castro with a time of 21:31.60.
Laney Segura led the Lady Rabbits with a time of 14:41.30. She was followed by Kylee Waldrep in 15:56.80, Bella Lozano in 16:04.80, Angeles Alvarez with a time of 16:15.40, AnDee Miller in 16:23.70 and Isabella Caswell in 16:51 flat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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